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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
Maine public advocate: Floating offshore wind will benefit consumers
This is the course to protect Mainers from volatile fossil fuel costs, safeguard our coastal communities from rising sea levels and mitigate the Gulf’s warming.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Commentary: Anti-referendum ruling won’t end baseless anti-corridor arguments
A lot of smart, honorable people who work for impartial Maine agencies have to be wrong to make NECEC opponents right.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Maine public advocate: Vote ‘yes’ on 1 to invest in better broadband for rural Maine
This is an opportunity to leverage state, federal and private funds and build employment and educational opportunities statewide.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
CMP agrees to create $500,000 COVID-19 fund to settle disconnection case
The fund would help residential customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic pay their electricity bills.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2020
Our View: PUC staff report not the end of CMP billing case
Finding that there was no problem with the company's billing software doesn't mean its bills were accurate.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2020
Following 12-month inquiry, decision time approaches in CMP billing probe
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission will make a recommendation to commissioners Thursday on how much blame, if any, there is to lay at the feet of Central Maine Power for its billing problems.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2019
Internet companies leave customers in the dark on storm-related outages
Providers don't disclose the scope of outages or predict when service will be restored – because they don't want to, and because they can't.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2019
CMP executive: Electric utility is committed to a transparent auditing process
Though a recent editorial said otherwise, the truth is that all three independent analyses of CMP's billing system were thorough and meticulous.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
Maine PUC: Editorial mischaracterizes panel’s role in resolving CMP complaints
The commission cannot and will not prejudge decisions in any ongoing investigation or rate case of any utility.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Blistering analysis faults CMP for poor management, system defects
A report by the Maine Office of the Public Advocate criticizes Central Maine Power for failing to fix a defective billing and metering system that resulted in thousands of inaccurate bills, and recommends hiring a third party to oversee proper testing.
